Chubby8 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 So I'm experimenting with Paraffin wax, IGI 4627 Comfort Blend in 9oz. straight sided jars, diameter 2.88. I used an LX14 wick and tested 2 candles, one with 6% fragrance oil and one with 10% fragrance oil. The one with the 6% fragrance oil has a better melt pool after 3 hours burn time. Do you think that the 10% may be clogging the wick making the melt pool smaller? I originally thought that the 10% fragrance would make the larger melt pool but I guess I was wrong? Any thoughts on this? thanks for any help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallTayl Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Are you measuring the inside or the outside diameter of your jar? always measure inside as the thickness of the walls make a big difference. Less is more with paraffin wax is. I would always err on the side of six and a good wick. I also do not wick for full early melt pool with paraffin and similar blends or you will have overhearing issues further down in the candle. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura C Posted February 1, 2022 Share Posted February 1, 2022 On 1/29/2022 at 5:19 PM, Chubby8 said: So I'm experimenting with Paraffin wax, IGI 4627 Comfort Blend in 9oz. straight sided jars, diameter 2.88. I used an LX14 wick and tested 2 candles, one with 6% fragrance oil and one with 10% fragrance oil. The one with the 6% fragrance oil has a better melt pool after 3 hours burn time. Do you think that the 10% may be clogging the wick making the melt pool smaller? I originally thought that the 10% fragrance would make the larger melt pool but I guess I was wrong? Any thoughts on this? thanks for any help! Hi @Chubby8. If you haven't done so already, do some searches on here for wicking that particular wax. I bet you will find some helpful or thought provoking info. Here's some to get the ball rolling for you. https://www.craftserver.com/topic/117518-igi-4627-and-feedbacks/#comment-1104721 https://www.craftserver.com/topic/115404-4627-wax-htp-or-lx-for-self-trimming/#comment-1090507 https://www.craftserver.com/topic/115943-4627-sooting-problem/#comment-1093950 https://www.craftserver.com/topic/113098-wick-suggestions-for-igi-4627-blend/#comment-1069766 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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